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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:01:12 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Abbot's Mead, Chester is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Finchett's Gutter, in Cheshire West and Chester. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Backford Brook, about 10 m from the middle of Abbot's Mead, Chester's gauges.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on Backford Brook nearest the middle of Abbot's Mead, Chester's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Abbot's Mead, Chester is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Finchett's Gutter, in Cheshire West and Chester. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Finchett's Gutter is monitored by 1 station (Countess Way, Abbot's Mead). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 7 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Abbot's Mead, Chester. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Properties on and around Parkgate Road including Abbotsmeads and Abbots Terrace; Properties at risk in the area from Grosvenor Bridge and Roodee race course to Greyhound Park; Areas at risk include riverside properties from Grosvenor Bridge to the Groves including parts of River Lane, Greenway Street and the Groves.; Properties in the Chester area including Chester retail park, Greyhound retail park, Chester Way employment park, Sealand Industrial Estate, Sewage Works, properties off Sealand Road and New Crane Street to Watergate Square and Roodee Racecourse..
There are 37 storm overflows within 5km of Abbot's Mead, Chester. None of the 35 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (2 have no live status right now). Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Abbot's Mead, Chester, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Abbot's Mead, Chester gets about 722 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 76 mm; driest March, 45 mm). That is 38% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.3 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Abbot's Mead, Chester has river level monitoring on Finchett's Gutter — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 9 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 1997. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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